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Add Access Point and Antenna

1. Required Equipment for Displaying Coverage Maps

    1. Wireless Infrastructure Location (Sub-Location / Sector)
    2. Create Profile and Add Equipment for AP + Antenna Assembly
    3. Configure Metadata for Azimuth, Beamwidth, and Range in your Antenna Profile

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How to Add the AP Profile?

2. Click the nine-dot menu in the upper right corner to open the VISP Admin Page.

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3. Click on Equipment

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4. Select Inventory Profile

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5. Click on +Inventory Profile

An Inventory Profile is only a framework or blueprint with pre-designed metadata fields for filling in custom and relevant information about specific devices.

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6. Input the Model of the device.

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7. Click on the Manufacturer field.

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8. Use the dropdown and select Add New Manufacturer

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9. Input the Manufacturer

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10. Input the SKU
ISPSupplies.com has a database of devices and their SKU’s. You can refer to their website for additional details.

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11. Click on Automation Profile
The Automation Profile refers to the automated notifications or alerts. Users get when stock levels reach a predetermined threshold. It helps ISPs streamline their inventory management. In this example, the Low Devices profile is set to the threshold of 5 devices.

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12. Select “Add new automation profile”
If the automation profile, you want is not available in the list.

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13. Input Description

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14. Click on Metered
Toggle metered if calculation of items based on Metered measurements is required.

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15. Click on Add

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16. Click on Equipment Profiles

How to Add the AP Equipment Profile?

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17. Click on Create Equipment Profile

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18. Click on Type

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19. Use the dropdown to select an equipment type.
Select AP.

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20. Input Description

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21. Click on Add

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22. Click on the X icon to close the panel.

How to Add AP Vendor Information?

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23. Click the nine-dot menu in the upper right corner to open the VISP Admin Page.

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24. Click on Equipment

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25. Select Inventory Profile

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26. Select the device on the list.

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27. Click on Vendors

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28. To Create a Vendor profile, click on “Create Vendor.”

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29. Fill out the Vendor Information

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30. Click on the Address 1 field, and input the address.
Visp will auto-suggest addresses.

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31. Fields with red asterisk are required.

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32. Save your work.

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33. Click on Add Vendor to use vendor profile previously created.

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34. Click on the Vendor field.

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35. Use the dropdown to select a Vendor.

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36. Click on Add Vendor again, to assign multiple vendors to a device or product.

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37. Click on the Vendor field.

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38. Use the dropdown to select a Vendor from the list.

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39. Save your work.

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How to Add the Antenna Profile?

40. Click on +Inventory Profile

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41. Input the Antenna Model

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42. Click on the Manufacturer field.

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43. Use the dropdown to select the manufacturer.

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44. Input the SKU

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45. Click on Automation Profile

The Automation Profile refers to the automated notifications or alerts. Users get when stock levels reach a predetermined threshold. It helps ISPs streamline their inventory management. In this example, the Low Devices profile is set to the threshold of 5 devices.

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46. Select an automation profile.

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47. Input Description.

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48. Click on Metered
Toggle metered if calculation of items based on Metered measurements is required.

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49. Click on Add

How to Add the Antenna Equipment Profile?

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50. Click on Equipment Profiles

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51. Click on +Create Equipment Profile

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52. Click on Type

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53. Use the dropdown and select Antenna.

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54. Input Description

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55. These Metadata are required.
You can add additional metadata, but do not remove the ones highlighted below.

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56. Click on Add

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57. Click on the X icon to close.

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How to Add Antenna Vendor Information?
58. Click on ePMP 2000 90/120

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59. Click on Vendors

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60. Click on Create Vendor

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61. Fill out the Vendor Information.
Save your work when done.

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62. Click on the small X icon to close the panel.

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63. Click on Add Vendor to use vendor profile previously created.

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64. Click on the Vendor field.

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65. Use the dropdown to select a Vendor.

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66. Save your work.

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